Supporting Documentation: Government of Canada—Foreign Payments
Further Details on Data Content
Please note that any exceptions or precisions to the field definitions provided in the data dictionary that are specific to this dataset are outlined below.
Product-Code-Code-de-Produit
The various payments that are issued by departments are grouped and administered under a unique payment product code. Therefore, the product code identifies the nature or reason of a payment. Notwithstanding, product codes are fluid by nature and may vary according to client needs. As such, the dataset may be amended to reflect new values at a later date.
Product-Code-Code-De-Produit | English Description |
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2320000000 | RCMP Pension |
2390000000 | Judges Pension |
2420000000 | Canadian Forces Pension |
2420000010 | Canadian Forces Pension |
2440000000 | Public Service Pension |
3020000000 | Old Age Security |
3030000000 | Canada Pension Plan Payments |
3040000000 | Veterans Affairs Canada Disability Benefits |
3060000000 | War Veterans Allowance Payments |
3070000000 | Veterans Independance Program |
3080000000 | Veterans Affairs Canada |
3090000000 | Veterans Affairs Financial Benefits |
3530000000 | CPP International Agreements |
3540000000 | OAS International Agreements |
4000000000 | General Accounts Payable |
4320000000 | Government Annuities |
4332400242 | GST Visitor / Cdn Refunds |
4332400248 | GST Visitor / Us Refunds |
DepartmentNumber-Numéro-De-Ministère
A complete list of legal department names and their respective numbers.
Fiscal-Month-Mois-Fiscal
The Government of Canada uses a fiscal calendar that runs from April to March. The following is a list of fiscal months and their corresponding calendar month
Fiscal-Month-Mois-Fiscal | Calendar Month |
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1 | April |
2 | May |
3 | June |
4 | July |
5 | August |
6 | September |
7 | October |
8 | November |
9 | December |
10 | January |
11 | February |
12 | March |
Country-Code-Code-de-pays
A 2-character code that identifies the destination country for the grouping of payment transactions. Country codes are listed under ISO 3166, these codes are maintained by the International Standards organization (ISO).
Currency-Code-Code-de-devise
A 3-character code that identifies the currency of the grouping of payment transactions. Currency codes are listed under ISO 4217, these codes are maintained by the International Standards organization (ISO).
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